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                                         6945                                  
                                                                               
                              1999-2000 Regular Sessions                       
                                                                               
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y                          
                                                                               
                                    March 15, 1999                             
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED  --  read once and referred to the
         Committee on Codes                                                    
                                                                               
       AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to  chang-
         ing  reference  from  physician,  osteopath  or dentist to health care
         practitioner                                                          
                                                                               
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:                                               
                                                                               
    1    Section  1.  Rule 2106 of the civil practice law and rules, as amended
    2  by judicial conference proposal No. 3 for the year 1973, is  amended  to
    3  read as follows:                                                        
    4    Rule  2106. Affirmation of truth of statement by attorney{, physician,
    5  osteopath or dentist} OR HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER.  The statement of  an
    6  attorney  admitted  to  practice  in  the  courts  of the state, or of a
    7  {physician, osteopath or dentist} HEALTH CARE  PRACTITIONER,  authorized
    8  by  TITLE  8 OF THE EDUCATION law to practice in the state, who is not a
    9  party to an action, when subscribed and affirmed by him  OR  HER  to  be
   10  true  under  the  penalties  of  perjury,  may be served or filed in the
   11  action in lieu of and with the same force and effect as an affidavit.   
   12    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             { } is old law to be omitted.                     
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.SO DOC A 6945          *END*                    BTXT                 1999     

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